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ENROLLMENT REPORT
Dear Fellow Tribal Members and Friends,
Our tribal membership now totals 2084.
Congratulations to all our new members!
In April the enrollment office began
issuing tribal I.D. cards. The cards
are photo I.D., so members must be
present to receive their cards. The
enrollment office will issue I.D. cards
at the depot tribal office on Thursday
and Fridays, for an on-going period of
time. The hours are 9 a.m. to 12 noon;
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If an out-of-state
member is visiting the area, it is pos
sible to issue them a card, but an
hours notice must be given. The camera
takes about an hour to heat up. In
addition to myself, Greg Archuleta
(FishGame Coordinator) and Joann
McClary (Enrollment Committee member)
are issuing officers.
When the I.D. cards are issued, I must
list the degree of Indian blood that is
listed for a member on the tribal roll.
The Indian blood quantum is determined
by the blood degree listed on the 1954
termination roll. The roll was voted
to be our tribe's "base roll" by the
General Council. Any decendants of
members listed on the base roll will
have their blood quantum determined at
the time that their enrollment applica
tion is completed. If only one of an
applicant's parents is listed on the
base roll, the applicant will be listed
as possessing 12 of the total Indian
blood of the parent. If both parents
are listed on the roll, the applicant
will be listed as possessing 12 of the
combined Indian blood of both parents.
If an applicant has one parent en
rolled, or a descendant of an enrolled
member, in another federally recognized
tribe, the possession of other tribal
blood may be included in the
applicant's total blood quantum. To
include other tribal blood, the appli
cant must submit a certificate of In
dian blood for the parent. If the par
ent is a descendent of an enrolled mem
ber, birth documentation to trace to
said enrol lee must accompany the cer
tificate. All blood quantums are de
termined by tribal records or records
prepared by the Department of the Inte
rior as proof. I cannot accept a birth
certificate that lists a parent as "12
Indian" as proof of tribal blood.
There is a procedure to include other
tribal blood in an enrolled member's
total Indian blood quantum. There is
also a procedure to correct a mathe
matical error on the base roll. Please
contact me for more information.
I have had to turn away some applicants
who wished to receive their I.D. cards,
because their files are incomplete.
There are over 200 incomplete files.
If you or a relative have not received
a roll number, you must check with me
to find out why. Some of the enroll
ment procedure may seem insignificant,
but all the steps must be completed
before a roll number can be issued.
Many clients are under the Impression
that their children are enrolled. The
enrollment procedure takes about 3
weeks to complete, so roll numbers can
not be issued at the time an applicant
completes their file.
Please contact me if you have any ques
tions. I will be happy to help however
I can. If I am unavailable, I will
return your call as soon as possible.
I apologize for the delay in answering
some of my correspondence, but the 2
days a week to issue I.D. cards takes
away a lot of my desk time. I am an
swering as soon as possible!
Sincerely, Margo George, Enrollment
Director
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FISH AND WILDLIFE
The Tribe's fishing, hunting and gath
ering agreement went into effect on
April 25, 1987. Hopefully, many
tribal members were successful in lim
iting out on fish for the weekend.
During the next several months, the
Fish and Wildlife Committee will be
busy planning for receiving and disr
tributing the tribe's annual subsis
tence salmon supply, and for issuing
the hunting tags.
The tribe is eligible to receive up to
4000 lbs. of salmon from state fish
hatcheries. The tribe is expected
to receive 2000 lbs. in early August
and another 2000 lbs. in early October.
How many pounds of fish we receive this
year will depend on locating adequate
freezer storage in the area, and upon
the number of requests for salmon we
receive from tribal members.
If any tribal member knows of a freezer
locker we could use for storage, please
contact Greg. Also, we will need
a lot of help to clean, pack and wrap
the fish in August and October. Let
Greg know if you're interested in helping.
The tribe will receive 395 deer and elk
tags (not to exceed 45 elk tags) and 5
bear tags in early July. They will be
distributed sometime after July 15th.
A specific process for issuing the tags
will be announced in future issues of
"Smoke Signals".
Greg is currently applying for certifi
cation as a hunter safety instructor.
Classes will be taught sometime before
the hunting season begins. The classes
will be for 12 to 18 year olds who want
a Hunter Safety Certificate. The
classes will be taught in Grand Ronde.
If you have any questions regarding
tribal hunting, fishing or gathering,
feel free to contact Greg at 879-5215.
Tribal members, don't forget about our
BINGO fundraiser scheduled for May 9,
from 4-6 p.m. at Grand Ronde Elementary
School.
A couple of tribal members have indi
cated interest in coordinating a tribal
court. Those involved in the court
would be attending pow-wows to publize
our annual pow-wow, and sell raffle
tickets. Any girls interested in par
ticipating can call Joann McClary at
879-5444.
Also, tribal members are interested in
holding softball and vollyball tourna
ments during the pow-wow. This will
need some coordinating and volunteer
efforts. If you're interested, contact
the tribal office at 879-5215.
Don't forget to go by Spirit Mountain
Store on May 2, 16 and 30th and buy
some frybread. Special thanks to Candy
Robertson and the many others who
helped set up the Frybread Stand!!!
And remember, the pow-wow date is AU
GUST 22 at Grand Ronde Elementary
School ! 1 !
WHATS HAPPENING?
MAY 8,9 & 10
- U OF O POW WOW
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
MAY 9 - Eastern Oregon State College
7-11 p.m. - Quinn Coliseum
LaGrande , OR
May 16-17- Tygh Valley All-Indian
Rodeo, 1:00 p.m.
Tygh Valley, OR
June 26-28
Pi-Ume-Sha Pow-Wow
Warm Springs, OR